Patents by Inventor Michael A. Berek

Michael A. Berek has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8710958
    Abstract: A container having a radio frequency identification tag attached thereto by means of a stud or a radio frequency identification tag retainer projecting from the exterior surface of the container. The container can be used to contain medical products, and the container can be of various types, such as, for example, a bottle, a micro-well plate, a cartridge, a tube. In one embodiment, the container has a radio frequency identification tag affixed thereto. The container comprises a mouth, a neck, a body, and a bottom. The container can also have a closure, a septum, or an adapter for other components of an automated clinical analyzer. The neck is capable of receiving a closure. A stud or a radio frequency identification tag retainer projecting from the bottom of the container, preferably the center of the bottom of the container, serves to retain the radio frequency identification during the attachment of the radio frequency identification tag to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Tahua Yang, Michael A. Berek
  • Publication number: 20100007501
    Abstract: A container having a radio frequency identification tag attached thereto by means of a stud or a radio frequency identification tag retainer_projecting from the exterior surface of the container. The container can be used to contain medical products, and the container can be of various types, such as, for example, a bottle, a micro-well plate, a cartridge, a tube. In one embodiment, the container has a radio frequency identification tag affixed thereto. The container comprises a mouth, a neck, a body, and a bottom. The container can also have a closure, a septum, or an adapter for other components of an automated clinical analyzer. The neck is capable of receiving a closure. A stud or a radio frequency identification tag retainer projecting from the bottom of the container, preferably the center of the bottom of the container, serves to retain the radio frequency identification during the attachment of the radio frequency identification tag to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Tahua Yang, Michael A. Berek